# Khungan Village, Galore, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Galore, Hamirpur 

# Khungan

Khungan is a village in Galore sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177026**. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 43 households**, the 65th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 167people (2011)
- 43households
- 81.8%literacy
- 177026PIN code

## Khungan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khungan is 177026.** Khungan falls in Galore sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177026
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016931

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Khungan from nearby towns?

- Galore (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Khungan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khungan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Phahal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Galore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khungan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 12% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Khungan

Of every 100 households in Khungan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Khungan · ■ Galore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**9%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**67%

Use banking services ****98%**

**92%

Television ****98%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Khungan?

■ Khungan · ■ Galore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1530**

**1120

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**860

Working population ****62.3%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 76.3% for women. 48% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Galore

- Karsai182 people
- Jiana175 people
- Tuhani173 people
- Sukrala168 people
- Galot Khurd162 people
- Ratera162 people
- Ri162 people
- Kargu Jagir161 people

[All 111 villages in Galore](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/galore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khungan?177026
- How far is Khungan from Hamirpur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Khungan?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khungan in?Hamirpur district (Galore sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khungan?81.8% (Census 2011)